This morning Action News of Jax reported how a shoplifting case resulted in a deadly car crash after the theft suspect tried to flee the scene of the crime. The media reported:

“Police say 30-year-old Phillip Bryant was being held Thursday for shoplifting at the Wal-Mart at the River City Market Place when he fought his way out of the store. Police tried to catch up with his car but eventually backed off because he was driving recklessly. Bryant ended up crashing his car on Main Street, it went over the fly-over ramp at Broward Road. Bryant died at the scene.”

It is such a same to read something like this. The shoplifting charge was not that bad. Depending on the value of the property stolen, it could be a felony or misdemeanor charge.